The Hiawatha Chamber of Commerce honors a local resident.
During the Chamber's Annual Meeting Thursday evening, outgoing Chamber Board President Jeremy Stover presented the Chamber's " Person of the Year" award to Jeri Shaefer for his involvement with Boy Scouts... ( play audio )
Stover noted that Shaefer has been active with Hiawatha Boy Scout Troop 113 and the Pony Express Council of Boy Scouts of America.
Stover was presented with a plaque for his service as board president.
The new Chamber President is Gretchen Randall with Heartland Realty.
MOST VIEWED STORIES
Charges filed against former Valley Falls Police Chief
Separate wrecks injure teens, dump truck driver
Five injured, including two critically, in St. Joseph crash
10-year-old St. Joseph child shot, hospitalized
Man missing from Jefferson Co found in OK
Holton Community Hospital asking for community support
Nemaha Co Administrator resigns
One injured, one arrested, after Atchison fight
Troy man convicted of sexual battery
Topeka woman arrested in Jackson Co on meth charge
A Saturday of celebrations planned in Atchison
Richardson County Fair royalty crowned
Flags fly in KS for political violence remembrance
Two local lakes added to public health advisory list
Pentagon funds test drilling at NioCorp mine site
Brown Co Commissioner plans to resign
Hiawatha City Commission adopts 2026 budget
LATEST STORIES
USD 430 board adopts 2025-26 budget
CHCS announces new transportation initiative
Brown Co Commissioner plans to resign
McLouth man injured in Leavenworth Co wreck
One injured in Saturday Buchanan Co, MO crash
Two local lakes added to public health advisory list
Senator Moran tours Kickapoo Nation School
Flags fly in KS for political violence remembrance